Behind the SME with Leanne Maskell, 5x best-selling author, coach and Director at ADHD Works.

In this episode of Behind the SME, host Adam Kene speaks with Leanne Maskell - author, coach, and Director at ADHD Works - about her remarkable journey from international modelling and severe mental health struggles to becoming a global voice for neurodivergent empowerment and workplace inclusion.

Leanne shares how receiving an ADHD diagnosis transformed her life and career, leading her to build the UK’s first CPD-certified ADHD coaching qualification and train more than 600 ADHD and autism coaches worldwide. She opens up about living with a brain that never switches off, writing five books by the age of 33 (all best-sellers), and redefining success by embracing, rather than fighting, her neurodivergence.

💡 Highlights include:

• The lived experience of ADHD: hyper-focus, overwhelm & the “interest-based nervous system”
• Turning personal crisis into purpose and global impact
• How leaders can better manage and support neurodivergent talent
• Creating structure and systems to unlock the zone of genius
• Why understanding ADHD, not correcting it, unlocks performance

If you’re a leader, founder, manager or parent wanting to better understand neurodiversity or harness ADHD as a superpower, this episode is for you.

🎙️ Behind the SME is hosted by Adam Kene, CEO of Kene, exploring the real stories and lessons from the entrepreneurs and leaders powering the UK’s SME economy.

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